Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis & His Pumping Piano
Jerry Lee Lewis was a leading figure in the popularization of rock & roll during the 1950s. He was first signed to Sun Records in 1956 where he was labelmates with Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, and other early rock artists. Of those musicians, however, he was the only piano player and combined with his heavy-handed playing style, sexually suggestive lyrics, and provocative stage antics he came to epitomize the rebelliousness of the genre.
He rose to international fame for his 1957 versions of the songs “Great Balls of Fire” and “Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On.”
Lewis' popularity rapidly tumbled, however, when in 1958, when at the age of 22, he married his 13-year-old cousin. Though this scandal continued to tarnish his image, Lewis never retired from music. As of October 2015, he continues to perform live.
- Great Balls of Fire
- Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin On
- All Night Long
- All the Good Is Gone
- You Don’t Miss Your Water
- It Won’t Happen with Me
- Drinkin’ Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
- Drinking Wine Spo-Dee O’Dee
- I Could Never Be Ashamed of You
- What’d I Say
- Over the Rainbow
- I’m Feeling Sorry
- Time Changes Everything
- Another Place, Another Time
- Memphis
- Mean Woman Blues
- My Lovely Fraulein
- He Can’t Fill My Shoes
- Folsom Prison Blues
- You Win Again
- Bottom Dollar
- Skid Row
- I Love You Because
- Mom and Dad’s Waltz